Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17
व्यास उवाच । शृणुष्व कलिधर्मास्त्वं भविष्यंति यथा नृप । असत्यवादिनो लोकाः साधुनिन्दापरायणाः
vyāsa uvāca | śṛṇuṣva kalidharmāstvaṃ bhaviṣyaṃti yathā nṛpa | asatyavādino lokāḥ sādhunindāparāyaṇāḥ
வியாசர் கூறினார்—அரசே! கேள்; கலியின் வழிகள் எவ்வாறு இருக்கும். மக்கள் பொய்யுரைப்பவர்களாகி, சாது நிந்தையில் ஈடுபடுவார்கள்.
Vyāsa
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Vyāsa instructs with stern compassion; around him, allegorical figures of Kali whispering lies and people pointing at a saint in blame—contrasted with a small group honoring the virtuous.
FAQs
Kali’s decline is measured by the fall of satya and respect for sādhus; guarding truth and honoring the virtuous becomes essential dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse provides the moral diagnosis that underlies the need for refuge in sacred kṣetras.
None explicitly; it is an ethical forecast describing social degeneration.